Dear Twin Cities Sports Media,
by WhiteSpeedReceiver on Mar 25, 2010 1:40 PM CDT
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Stop. Really. Just stop. You're not good at all. Except for Sid, none of you really seem to have any idea what's going on at the University of Minnesota. And while Sid may know what's going on, he's gotten to the point where he's a few croûtons short of a salad.
Jim Souhan: Has already been discussed this week. I can't really do better.
Myron Medcalf: Yeah, I'm not going to start. It's like shooting retarded fish in a barrel.
Common Man: Well, you seem to know something about sports, but you seem to have more fun joking about everything. So really, stick to the 15-year old schtick and don't try to be a journalist.
Dan Barriero: We get it. You think you know everything, and you'd rather talk about news than sports. Ok. Just do us a favor and talk about news instead of sports. We all know you're not even trying anymore.
Patrick Reusse: It's ok. Baseball season is right around the corner. I'll listen to what you have to say as long as you stick to baseball. You're really quite outstanding at it.
If there are any other people who have weighed in on anything Gopher-related in the last few weeks, feel free to add them in. The little vein in the back of my head is starting to stick out.
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Agree on our local yokels...
I like a bit of balance (not everyone has to be “one of us” to quote Barreiro), but can’t these guys be objective in their criticism instead of spouting recycled talking points and focusing on old caricatures of the coaches instead of the actual work these coaches/players are doing? If you don’t like the coaches, fine. If you’re jealous of the coaches and the salaries they make, fine. Focus on the players. See if you can talk to some of the captains/upperclassmen. Try and build relationships like Sid has, while still sticking to valid criticisms when appropriate. You don’t have to be a complete homer, just be willing to have some support for teams you get to watch for free and eat their food for free while you bash them in public.
But, to slightly defend journalists, you get one player who gives you a quote, and then the coach goes all Urban Meyer on you (see http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2010/03/urban-meyer-uh-passionately-defends-deonte-thompson.html )… So coaches also need to give a little and not only allow players who drink all of the kool-aid be available for spouting cliches.
I would also say this isn’t only related to sports. You can’t talk politics anymore without getting into the same kinds of issues, regardless of the side you are closest to. It’s easier for people to resort to namecalling than to try and understand where others are coming from and debate them on the facts of an issue. We don’t have an exchange of ideas anymore, we just try and shout louder than the next guy (see Pantherhawk).
Barreiro
I used to love Barreiro when I lived in MN, but now that I’ve been away for 6 years or so, all I see is people hating on him. Has he changed in recent years? He was always a pessimist, but also usually sorta funny. No longer?
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he is probably even more negative than he was years ago. EVERY comment he makes about them is always snarky and negative. Otherwise he’s still pretty good.
"they're calling insane hogs???"
NOBODYS opinion of Barreiro will ever be as high as his own
It just isn’t possible. It’s just too bad that it isn’t justified.
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